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1. A method for processing a call from a calling party at a calling communication station to a called party at a called communication station, the method comprising: determining whether standard caller identification information for the calling communication station can be provided to the called communication station; detecting a customer specified message designator of an account associated with one of the called party and the called communication station, including detecting a text designator for transmission of signals for use by a telecommunication device for the deaf; in response to the customer specified message designator, transmitting a verbal request for audible caller identification information to the calling communication station when the standard caller identification information can not be provided to the called communication station; transmitting the audible caller identification information to the called communication station; providing call disposition options to the called party at the called communication station; and processing the call according to a selected call disposition option.
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May 27, 2003
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